The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-28

shown in their reports that either line has main
tanned ratios. Each month thereis Cedar lake.
Crown Point. Kankakee pleasure-resors
excursion which brings about general demon
alization of rates between the cities named.
The report that VIM. N. Greene, recently with
the Hooking Valley road. is to be appointed
l., St. L. g. C. road. is officially denied. 1t is
underst God, however. that he is to take a promi-
nent position of the Cincinnati roads,
and it is intimated that it is the Ohio q Missis-
sippI.
General Manager Bradley, of the Lake Erie &
Western road. reports the gross earnings from
February to Aug 81 ST.. 144, 32o: expenses
1861. S84; net earnings $459.441; fixed charges
1886. 436. surplus, 1868, 044 He estimates the
net earnings for the remainder OF the year at
1920. 600. and predicts that eleven months's earn
ings will give surplus over fixed charges or
$474. 004.
The L., N. A. & c. propose doing on the first
of next month what they should have done
months ago, the running of their Indianapolis
trains through solid. not doubling up at Monon.
There has been much complaint OF the waiting
at Monon for the trains coming up from New
Albany, which are frequently late owing to their
having to wait on some Southern connection.
The elasticity of the interstate law as con-
strued by the general passenger agents IS apty
illustrated in the result of the Cincinnati meet
ing. On Monday rates were cut all to pieces
and on Tuesday they wore restored by vote OF
the general passenger agents to tariff. Still
one OF the provisions of the law is that rates
shall not be advanced without giving ten days
notice. the rule applying to passenger as well as
freight traffic.
to-day at Springfield, ILL.,, before Judge Allen.
of the United States court Argument will be
heard upon the demurrer to the bill filed some
weeks ago asking for the appointment OF re-
ceiver. and to have the lease of the Terre Haute
& Indianapolis Rail road Company declared void.
At the time of the filing Of the bill the court
heard and denied the application for the ap-
pointment of a receiver.
The Interstate Commerce Commission il
pected to resume its sessions the first OF the
month. At the present time it's members are at
probably some of the violations of the law by
passenger agents will come before them, as
there is good deal of feeling on the part of the
railroad officials who believe in the maintenance
OF rates over the action of the general passenger
agents the past few weeks.
The Indiana Midland road in it's construction
is problem. The portion of the road lying be-
tween Anderson and Noblesvile has been re-
built and laid with steel rails. and the road has
been extended from Nobesville to Ladoga, and
built in a thorough manner and new equipment
placed upon it. and several neat, new depots
erected, and not one dollar of bonded debt has
been placed on the road. Whenever Manager
Moore wants money to pay for material or labor.
he drops line to Harry Crawford, and the
money comes without delay. The mode of
building the road has been much out of the
ordinary methods that it excites considerable
comment.
General Passenger gent Mccormick of the
L.. N. A. & c.. is to be called to the green
carpet in Commissioner Blanchard's ofica 1t
IS alleged that in the Northwest it is impossible
to purchase a ticket for Indianapolis or Cincn-
natl reading over any other road than the L.,
N. A. 81 c.. and the c., Fl. & d. between Chi
cago and the points named. The agents in the
Northwest. who ignore the other lines, it
stated when pressed intimate that the L., n.
A. & @. is the only road which pays them COM
missions. AS the l., n. A. & c. is a road that
belongs to the Central Traffic Association, and
is under agreement to pay no commissions. their
competitors wish to know why their tickets are
not sold in the Northwest.